Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson got trapped in an elevator during his visit to public housing units in Miami, Florida earlier today, the Miami Herald reports. In a hilarious twist of fate, the painfully unqualified surgeon turned politician was riding the elevator with Miami-Dade County Public Housing Director Michael Liu and five others, when […]
As Blacks gain more wealth, they generally move to richer, Whiter neighborhoods, but a new report has debunked that idea.
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) — $78,503.56. That’s the salary that you need to make to afford a median-priced home in the District of Columbia, according to…
The City Mission, area churches and the Cuyahoga County Land Bank are teaming up to help single mothers eventually become homeowners. It’s called The New…
Record enrollment at Kent State University this year means the school has more students than available dorm rooms. Kent State had so many students applying, it had to close…
CLEVELAND – The Cuyahoga Land Bank has teamed up with St. Clair Superior Development Corporation (SCSDC) and Loft Home Builders Inc. to breathe new life…
CLEVELAND – A growing number of families are moving back into Cleveland, a resurgence partly powered by a number of progressive city townhouse projects. Case…
For decades American government’s efforts to house the poor have relied on the construction of subsidized housing plots more commonly known as “Projects.” The term, originally used to describe the improvement projects city planners believed these developments would amount to, has instead become synonymous with inner-city blight and crime. Today, urban legend, news reports and […]
For decades American government’s efforts to house the poor have relied on the construction of subsidized housing plots more commonly known as “Projects.” The term, originally used to describe the improvement projects city planners believed these developments would amount to, has instead become synonymous with inner-city blight and crime. Today, urban legend, news reports and […]
via BBC News At least a quarter of a million Israelis have staged marches over the rising cost of living. The largest protest was in Tel Aviv where police said at least 200,000 people were on the streets, while another 30,000 marched in Jerusalem. In one of biggest waves of protests in decades in Israel, […]
NEW ORLEANS — The city of New Orleans is meeting its subsidized housing demand with a new plan. Instead of crowding families in large subsidized plots, the city is building and mixing subsidized homes among its unsubsidized residences. The city, which tore down all of its public housing developments in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, […]
DALLAS — At least eight people were hurt when thousands of housing voucher applicants rushed the doors at the Jesse Owens Memorial Complex in Dallas, Texas. An estimated 5,000 applicants waited for hours to receive applications for one of the 3,800 available vouchers. The waiting applicants became a frenzied stampede when officials opened doors to […]
